BBC News | Pro-Western Bloc Defeats Hezbollah in Lebanon Vote New York Times, United States By MICHAEL SLACKMAN BEIRUT, Lebanon — An American-backed alliance appeared to retain control of the Lebanese Parliament on Sunday in a hotly contested election that had been billed as a showdown between Tehran and Washington for influence in the Middle ... Video: Crucial choice for Lebanese Lebanon Retains Coalition Leadership Lebanon sees heavy election turnout in close race |
Financial Times | In Lebanon Vote, Stark Options, Complex Choices New York Times, United States By ROBERT F. WORTH BEIRUT, Lebanon — When voters go to the polls here on Sunday, they will be surrounded by campaign signs and banners declaring this to be an election of almost apocalyptic significance. Candidates for the Free Patriotic Movement, ... Contenders in last-ditch stab to win Lebanon votes Lebanon gears up for general elections Lebanon Vote Draws Expatriates' Interest |
Aljazeera.net | Key to Lebanon vote: Christians Christian Science Monitor By Nicholas Blanford | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Zahle, Lebanon - Dozens of Lebanese voters thronged a polling station in this Christian town Sunday morning, waiting patiently in the brilliant sunshine to participate in an election ... A dwindling show by women in Lebanese politics Candidates in Lebanon election follow cause of slain relatives Lebanese politics: A family affair |
The Associated Press | Former President Carter plans Gaza visit this week The Associated Press Carter, 84, is already in the region, where he joined scores of foreign observers monitoring Sunday's elections in Lebanon, expected to present an early test of President Barack Obama's efforts to forge Middle East peace. In a speech in Cairo Thursday, ... Former US President Carter to visit Palestine, Israel Preliminary results in Lebanese electoral race indicate narrow ... |
Voting Wraps Up Across Lebanon; Results Expected Monday Wall Street Journal Amine Gemayel, former president of Lebanon and leader of the Christian Kataeb party, aligned with the pro-West bloc that currently holds a majority, said the bloc would "take consultations with allies about negotiating with Hezbollah," should it win a ... Lebanon PM Siniora wins seat in parliament Live blog: Lebanese elections Siniora: “I extend my hand as I promised to all the parties in Saida” |
LEBANON: Elections entrench sectarian divisions, analysts say IRINnews.org, NY BEIRUT, 7 June 2009 (IRIN) - Sectarianism is playing a more central role in Lebanon's highly contested parliamentary elections on 7 June, which analysts say could see the country facing increased political instability. The vote pits the Western-backed ... Lebanese parliament based on sectarian split Lebanese elections: Who holds the levers of power Main facts about Lebanon's Parliament |
Lebanon Votes: Will Hizballah Win? TIME Today's election in Lebanon has been billed as one of the most important in the country's history, and it certainly feels that way. Polling stations have been packed this morning, and the country is on a military semi-lockdown. ... Tehran taps Nasrallah as strongman for reforming Lebanon as second ... Hizballah Campaigns at Home, Exposed Abroad Lebanon Votes: Will Hizballah Win? |
PRESS TV | Lebanon: 10 More Are Charged With Spying for Israel New York Times, United States By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Lebanon's military prosecutor charged 10 more Lebanese on Friday with spying for Israel, bringing the total this year to 55, a judicial official said. Four of those charged were already in custody, having been detained on ... Lebanon arrests two nationals accused of spying for Israel Lebanon asks UN to censure Israel for extracting spies Lebanon dismantles 25 Israeli spy cells |
Analysis: Hizbullah's struggle to change the regime Jerusalem Post, Israel A Lebanese woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Zahle, in the eastern Bakaa valley, Lebanon, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Photo: AP On April 3, 2009, Hizbullah published its political platform in advance of Sunday's Lebanese parliamentary elections. ... Anti-Hizbullah Shi'ite Lebanese Movement: Hizbullah Is Sabotaging ... |
Mt. Lebanon man charged after threatening staff, police with BB gun Tribune Review, PA By Rick Wills An 87-year old Mt. Lebanon man was arrested Saturday after he threatened the staff and police at an assisted living home with a BB gun, police said. Stanley Rokosz, who lives on Country Club Drive, went to the Sunrise Senior Living Center ... Man, 87, Armed With BB Gun Arrested At Senior Center Man charged in incident at senior home |